NEWS FROM ISLAND HILLS STATION
New trails and a new way to start
The revamped Island Hills Station Walking Track has a few differences to its predecessor the Hurunui High Country Track. The 2020 version includes a 20 minute 4 wheel drive farm tour as you hitch a ride to the start point of day one. The walkers then have an...
Walking Track re-opens after 6 year break
The very popular Hurunui High Country track is reopening in October 2020, re-branded as the Island Hills Station Walking Track. This is a great opportunity not only to visit a working high country farm, but also to walk right out to the back blocks and experience how...
Photography Paradise on the Walking Track
The image subjects are endless: native birds, farm animals, bush scenes, clear streams, mountain scapes and our famous night sky. Get your camera out for a walk. Book online at www.islandhillsstation.com On Sat, 4 Jul 2020, 7:04 pm Island Hills Station,...

Monster Steer comes back home after 13 years in the back blocks
Lost in the mountains out the back of Island Hills Station, this marked steer went bush as a calf after weaning over 13 years ago. He has evaded all mustering attempts and liv ed the dream as a feral beast, growing into an enormous animal, dwarfing the mature bulls...

WALKING TRACK REOPENS AFTER 6 YEAR BREAK
After a 6 year break we decided to reopen the track formerly know as the Hurunui High Country Track. We have been working hard to build some exciting new trails that will take walkers to amazing scenic parts of the farm, that were previously unseen. As we also have a...